I wanted something not so common as this years XMas cookies. It took a while to find something that fit the bill.
I found this recipe in "Landbäckerei spezial".
No butter and no eggs, but olive oil, brandy and orange juice. It smelled very different while preparing the dough and later the cookies.
To get them all the same size- baking time is important- use a scale to weigh the single dough balls. 33 g each is a good weight.
Recipe for 25 cookies:
Syrup:
200 ml water
250 g sugar
70 g honey
Zest of 1 organic orange
1 cinnamon stick
Dough:
50 ml orange juice
50 ml brandy
200 ml olive oil
Pinch of salt
Knife tip ground clove
1/2 tsp cinnamon
50 g sugar
2 tsp baking powder
500 g all purpose flour
Topping:
100 g coarse ground walnuts
Cook the syrup first and let it cool down.
Mix orange juice, brandy, oil, spices, sugar and salt in a big bowl. Stift flour with baking powder in. Bring together as a dough, but don't overmix.
Preheat the oven 180 C.
Use a scale and weigh 33 g of dough. Form a sushi like log. Place them on baking paper. Use a fork and prick them on top 3 times.
Bake for 25 min. When they are still hot, dunk them in the syrup ( without the cinnamon stick)
Put the top in the ground walnuts and rest on a cooking rack.
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